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Graham Holdings Company GHC

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Graham Holdings Company

Overview of Graham Holdings Company

GHC NYQ
Consumer Defensive Education & Training Services Mid Cap
Graham Holdings Company (GHC), is a Mid Cap company, in the Education & Training Services industry, last closed at $1056.56, about 141.0% undervalued vs fair value, +12.5% 1Y return, ranked 117/242 in sector.
$1056.56
1.03%
As of March 13, 2026
Previous close • Vol 90d: 25.2%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$4.61B
Enterprise Value
$5.67B
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Quick Facts

Website https://www.ghco.com
HQ Arlington, VA
Employees 12,747
Fiscal year Dec 31

Next Events

Earnings Apr 29 Estimated
Dividend May 7 Ex-div: Apr 16

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$2278
$2546
$2833
Current: $1056.56 +141% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Mid Cap

Corporate Free Cash Flow - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Revenue
$4.8B
8.5%%
Gross Profit
$1.5B
11.8%%
Operating Income
$234.9M
-11.4%%
Net Income
$292.3M
-59.7%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Corporate Free Cash Flow

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Cash Conversion Ratio
110.9%
Excellent

FCF / Net Income - measures how well earnings convert to cash

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Owner's Pocket - Capital Allocation

Total Returned to Shareholders

Combined dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction

$111.6M
34.5% of FCF

Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health healthy
Strong cash conversion with minimal leakage across profit-to-cash-to-value chain.
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Active Leaks
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Improving
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High Impact
0
Critical
Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Graham Holdings Company's durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
61
/100
Moderate
Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors

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Pricing Power

Moderate
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Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Generic Industrial / Default vs Industry Peers 100% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing GHC's balance between Growth (36.5%), Profitability (33.5%), and Safety (30.1%). Growth 36% Safety 30% Profitability 33%

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Growth

70th percentile vs peers
71
Key Signals
Revenue CAGR 3Y 14.6% 81p EPS Growth YoY 2.73 92p Rev Growth YoY 8.5% 51p EPS CAGR 3Y 32.4% 73p TSR 26.8% 53p
Strengths
  • Revenue Cagr 3Y in top 20% of peers (14.6%, 81th percentile)
  • Eps Growth Yoy in top 20% of peers (2.73, 92th percentile)
  • Superior capital returns - 2 return metrics above peer median
  • Growth above peer median with strong metric coverage (100%)
Risks

No significant risks identified for this axis.

Profitability

64th percentile vs peers
65
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Safety

58th percentile vs peers
58
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Graham Holdings Company.

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